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Unintended Consequences

Should You Have the Right To Repair Your John Deere Tractor?

Apr 15, 2024
Ike Brannon, Senior Fellow at the Jack Kemp Foundation, discusses the right to repair movement for John Deere tractors. The podcast also covers government restrictions on manufactured homes and efforts to override local opposition to upzoning. Plus, a surprising study on how unions lower wages.
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Quick takeaways

  • Efforts to change housing norms face resistance from homeowners benefiting from soaring property values.
  • Both minimum wage policy and housing dilemmas highlight challenges in balancing economic pragmatism with political favorability.

Deep dives

Housing Dynamics and YIMBY Movement

Government constraints on housing construction have become a political hurdle despite economic viability of YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) principles. Efforts to change housing norms face resistance from homeowners benefiting from soaring property values.

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